Gun enthusiasts, worried that the crime bill Congress passed August 25 would shoot holes in the Second Amendment, converged on area gun shops, buying everything from handguns to semi-automatic rifles.

A new cemetery in Niceville was set to opened within six months. Heritage Gardens Cemetery would greatly increase the number of plots available in the Twin Cities area.

10 years ago – 2004

Two Crestview High School students were dead following what authorities said looked like a possible murder-suicide at a Crestview car wash.

An offer by a local tree cutting service has given a reprieve to an oak tree whose shady branches harbored criminal activity. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office announced the tree, located on Cypress Street, would not be cut down, but would be pruned back severely.

5 years ago – 2009

The day after Ted Kennedy’s death at the age of 77, the man known as the Liberal Lion of the Senate was remembered locally not only for his despised politics, but also for his statesmanship. “My political philosophy is 180 degrees from his. What he said I generally disagreed with,” said state Sen. Don Gaetz. “How he said it I always admired. He was a great orator.”

Longtime Gator assistant football coach and boys weightlifting coach Brian Wagner was named interim Baker girls basketball coach for the 2009-10 season and took over for Kathy Combest, who coached the team for 13 years.

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